Izaguirre hits out an negative press
Following a 3-0 win over the same side four days earlier in Havana Honduras were expected to win heavily on home soil.
After qualifying for the World Cup in South Africa expectations are high that Honduras will make it through to Brazil but the qualification path has been far from plain sailing.
Panama look favourites to top Group C of the North and Central American region with Honduras and Canada battling for the other place in the final qualifying stage.
That situation has brought heavy criticism of coach Luis Suarez and his team with the tension getting through to the players.
“I think whoever gives optimism is not in the press,” the Celtic defender stated. “I don’t think that Cuba were respected.
“It’s never a case that you just turn up and get three points. We won both games and collected six points from two hard games.
“If we can get a point in Panama and draw at home to Canada we’ll get through, that’s the plan.
“I remember the parties and celebrations when we qualified in the past. The journalists are being pessimistic but our mindset is strong and focused on success.”
Izaguirre’s theme was picked up by Gary Caldwell as he attempted to talk up Scotland taking two points out of six from Scotland’s easiest qualifying matches.
The Scotland skipper said: “The negativity which surrounds this group – whatever it is, whatever agenda people may have against the manager or the players – it has to change.
“We need everyone – and that’s the whole country – to get behind this team because it’s difficult to qualify. We need the positivity to come back.
“Everyone here is honest but we need positivity. This is the best crowd in the world but it was difficult – we needed them behind us.
“Who’s got a problem with the manager? We haven’t – we support him. He works hard, he shows us videos and gives us tactics, which we work hard on and we have a game plan which we try to execute.
“The media and what they write affects public opinion. You have to take responsibility for that. I don’t think his tactics are negative.
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